Walmart Ownership

WMT Stock  USD 88.39  1.21  1.39%   
Walmart retains a total of 8.04 Billion outstanding shares. Walmart owns significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. Please note that on November 11, 2024, Representative Ro Khanna of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Walmart's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-12-31
Previous Quarter
8.1 B
Current Value
8.1 B
Avarage Shares Outstanding
11.6 B
Quarterly Volatility
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Walmart in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Walmart, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividends Paid is likely to drop to about 3.5 B in 2024. Dividend Yield is likely to drop to 0.01 in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 9.4 B in 2024, whereas Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to drop slightly above 13.3 B in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Walmart Stock Ownership Analysis

About 46.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by insiders. The company last dividend was issued on the 12th of December 2024. Walmart had 3:1 split on the 26th of February 2024. Walmart Inc. engages in the operation of retail, wholesale, and other units worldwide. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart operates under Discount Stores classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 2300000 people. For more information please call John Furner at 479-273-4000 or visit https://corporate.walmart.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Walmart also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Walmart's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Walmart's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Walmart Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

263.4 Billion

Walmart Insider Trades History

About 46.0% of Walmart are currently held by insiders. Unlike Walmart's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Walmart's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Walmart's insider trades
 
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Walmart Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Walmart is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Walmart backward and forwards among themselves. Walmart's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Walmart's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Franklin Resources Inc2024-06-30
40 M
State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co2024-09-30
39.2 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
36.3 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-06-30
33.7 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-06-30
33.6 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
31.2 M
Nuveen Asset Management, Llc2024-06-30
29.6 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
28.7 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
27 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
420.7 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
296.9 M
Note, although Walmart's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Walmart Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Walmart insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Walmart's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Walmart insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Walmart's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Walmart, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Walmart by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-11-11Representative Ro KhannaAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-09-06Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-09-02Representative John JamesAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-08-20Representative C Scott FranklinAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2024-08-16Representative Kathy ManningAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-10-23Senator James VanceAcquired $50K to $100KVerify
2022-08-10Representative Robert J WittmanAcquired Under $15KVerify
2022-06-02Representative Kurt SchraderAcquired Under $15KVerify
2021-06-17Representative Marjorie Taylor GreeneAcquired Under $15KVerify
2021-05-12Representative Marjorie Taylor GreeneAcquired Under $15KVerify
2021-04-07Representative Virginia FoxxAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2021-04-06Representative Mike GallagherAcquired Under $15KVerify
2020-09-02Representative Debbie DingellAcquired Under $15KVerify
2018-10-24Senator Pat RobertsAcquired Under $15KVerify
2018-02-21Senator John HoevenAcquired $100K to $250KVerify
2017-12-06Senator David PerdueAcquired $15K to $50KVerify

Walmart Outstanding Bonds

Walmart issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Walmart uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Walmart bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Walmart has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Walmart Corporate Filings

8K
19th of November 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
18th of November 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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13A
16th of September 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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10Q
30th of August 2024
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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